Welcome to RJBall-Lancashire-Art
Welcome to the official website of R.J.Ball Lancashire's landscape artist.
It is with great pleasure that Richard and his team introduce to you some of his most recent works and experiences from the historic county of Lancashire, England. Please feel free to browse the site or make an investment. There is a good selection of original paintings or signed prints available.
Richard has been painting and drawing all of his life, he combines his love of the countryside, his Lancashire heritage and his spiritual connection with the landscape to help him to create his beautiful artwork. Richard is a keen hill walker and often spends many hours with his dog Bill amongst the windswept Lancashire countryside exploring the environment which surrounds him.
It is through his art that Richard continues this legacy of highlighting Lancashire's natural beauty and his love for it. Richard is a keen conservationist and believes it is very important to try to live in balance with the natural world.
"The Key to Success is to take Action" Pablo Picasso
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Bowland Wild Boar.
This is an original acrylic painting. It is framed in a matching gold and black frame with a slip frame. It measures with the frame 19 x 15 inches. The painting shows a wild boar with its offspring feeding. The painting is inscribed in red saying Bowland Wild Boar and then signed and dated by the artist. I hope you enjoy.£250.00
Whalley Presbyetry
This image show Bill sat before the priests house on Whalley Sands. The Sands is an ancient quiet back lane in Whalley which retains some of its old village charm despite the mindless housing developments affecting the area. The image contains a secret symbol that of the three fishes. This symbol was used by the monastery...£15.00
Magical Moments
Magical Moments. This lovely winter woodland scene is an acrylic painting on canvass. The canvass size measures 9 x 11.75 inches. The picture is framed under glass with a black and silver frame chosen by the artist. The picture shows a magical sunset scene with the artist and his dog in a local woodland.£200.00
Footsteps in Rossendale.
This snow scene depicts the moors above Gambleside in Rossendale. The cross ( Cromptons Cross ) marks the site of a much older cross. In fact three once stood in close proximity here by the side of a ancient packhorse interchange. The crosses may have marked a pilgrimage route to Whalley Abbey about 10 miles away. The print size is A4. The print is...£15.00
Whalley Norse Cross
This mysterious Norse cross has been standing for over 1,000 years. It is a remarkable piece of living history. This signed open edition print is unframed and is A4 size. I hope you enjoy it.£15.00
Miles hill farm
This beautifully recorded Lancashire hill farm shows all the energy and colour associated with the scene. Many small hill farms such as this are under threat due to the pressures to intensify their produce resulting in mass factory farms. Luckily for the animals and us this one is still working.This unframed signed print comes printed on A4 paper.£15.00
Freezing but still singing
This colourful signed print shows the artists father in law and his dog walking towards a snow covered pink sunset. On the horizon is the famous panopticon called the singing tree. The caption on the image is freezing but still singing. This was indeed the case. The print is produced on A4 size quality paper.£15.00
Billy and the hawk
This intricate watercolour shows the artists dog and a hovering kestrel near Clowbridge in Rossendale. The picture is inscribed with the caption " fast moving shadows pass over rough old ground, Billy and the hawk make not a sound." The pictures measures 8.25inches x 5.75inches.£150.00
Wolf man, Sean Ellis
This rare acrylic painting shows the wolfman Sean Ellis with two of his wolves. Sean and his partner Helen are very much concerned with the protection of this beautiful and largely misunderstood creatures. I was lucky enough to meet the couple in Devon in 2009. The painting is on canvass, is unframed and measures 7x9 inches.£200.00
Time and Tide
Time and Tide shows an ancient sundial situated in Ribchester village churchyard. The painting is inscribed time and tide because time and tide are said to wait for no one. The work also displays a vapour trail from an aeroplane and makes one think about life and the passing of time. This painting is colourful and atomspheric.This small...£150.00
Made in Lancashire
This rare image shows a farm close to the historic Lancashire village of Chipping. The farm has re-used a trailor from the local Chipping chair works. At the chair works the company made the famous Lancashire ladder back chair.This chair has been made locally for centuries, unfortunately shortly after this painting was completed the chairworks closed...£30.00
Abandoned but glowing
This colourful acrylic painting shows the last days of a Rossendale farm. The farms name is Laneside because of an old lane ( now disused, which once passed it ). The farm has now been converted into a single large house. This painting is framed in silver with a blue mount which enhances the colours. The frame size...£280.00
Its very beautiful here!
This unique and powerful image shows the brilliant colours of winter. Bill is looking over a snow covered wall at the valley beyond. The artists shadow can be made out in blue adding a distict air of mystery to the work. The text in bright red declares " It's very beautiful here, Loveclough!" The product is unframed and is A4 size. The print...£15.00
After the rain, Wiswell
After the rain Wiswell. This is available as an unframed open edition signed print. Wiswell is a beautiful Ribble-Valley village which today boasts no shops with just one pub the freemasons arms. As such it is often very peaceful and I really enjoy exploring its architectural mysteries. This print shows the beautiful emerging light after a heavy down...£15.00
"Looking down at the hidden village"
This is a beautiful signed limited edition print of a winter scene in Rossendale, Lancashire. The image shows the artists dog Bill over looking a snow covered village ( Goodshawfold ). The print edition is unusually limited to only fifty copies! The paper size is A4 with the actual image being 6.5 inch x 9.75 inch. The product is sold unframed.£20.00
